Orlando (AP) - The national basketball players Isaac Bonga and Moritz Wagner have said goodbye with a victory from the NBA bubble. After seven defeats, the Washington Wizards won 96-90 against the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics did without their regular players before the start of the playoffs, and Daniel Theis did not play a second. Like the other eliminated teams, Bonga and Wagner left Florida immediately after the game.
The German pros are still represented in the first playoff round, which begins on Monday, alongside Theis and Dennis Schröder from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Maxi Kleber with the Dallas Mavericks. Before the first playoff duel with the Los Angles Clippers, Dirk Nowitzki's former team conceded a 102: 128 against the Phoenix Suns, who were the only team to win all eight games in Florida.
Because the Portland Trailblazers then won almost 134: 133 against the Brooklyn Nets, the blatant outsider is out despite the great series. Instead, Damien Lillard's team goes into the duel for the last playoff place with the Memphis Grizzlies at the weekend. As a challenger, the Trailblazers have to win twice - the Grizzlies one victory is enough. The winner faces the Los Angeles Lakers. The San Antonio Spurs, however, missed the playoffs in the strongest basketball league in the world for the first time in 22 seasons.
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